Lillian Loraine Fillmore

Lillian was born January 2nd, 1915 in a log cabin in Mountain Home, Arkansas to Archie Howard and Faye Stinnett Howard. When she was about a year old, the family left Arkansas and moved to Eden, Idaho. The family traveled by covered wagon, with her dad on a horse and her mom maneuvering the ruts in the road. Within a few years they moved to Greenwood, Idaho and remained there for several years. Three more children were born in Greenwood, including her brother, Neil, and two sisters, Ruby and Nadine. She often spoke of her childhood and the days of innocence and fun that she enjoyed with her siblings. Their pets were the horses needed for farming; their swimming pool and ice rink the canal that ran close to their home. Her Mom would pack a lunch and the children would spend the day exploring and playing in the fields and meadows nearby. She attended grade school in Greenwood where she graduated from the eighth grade. She went to Hazelton High School. She would often speak of the cold winters when the roads would be closed and the fathers of the children in the area would take turns transporting them by horse and sled to a railroad siding where they caught the Galloping Goose (a small train) which took them down the track to the high school. She also attended high school in Murtaugh where she met Red, her future husband, at a dance (open air dance hall) in Kimberly, Idaho when she was 16 years old. Red worked with her dad at various odd jobs during the depression and soon romance was in the air. After high school, she began working for Swift and Company wrapping butter and testing cream, helping with some of the expenses of raising a family in that era. Red and Lillian were married in Twin Falls when Lillian was 19 years old. Red worked for Olmstead Cattle Co. and they lived in a little house nearby with no indoor plumbing. She had to get their water out of a cistern and bathe in an aluminum washtub. They lived there for about seven years and during that time their sons, Harlan and Norman (Butch), were born. About that time Red went to work for Gem State Oil and they moved to a small house in town with indoor plumbing. What an exciting time for them. It wasn't long before Lillian began working for Gem State Oil too. The company changed hands several times and after many years of saving their pennies, Red and Lillian were finally able to purchase the company for themselves. That was their life for several years . . . working hard and raising their family. They were later able to purchase a fishing cabin at Magic Reservoir and a beautiful little log home at Smiley Creek, which they built themselves. They were both very active in the community during those years. Lillian was president of Twin Falls Soroptomist Club in 1962. She also worked at the Hospital as a Pink Lady and was active in the Hospital Guild. After retirement Red and Lillian traveled extensively and finally settled down in a nice retirement community in Yuma, Arizona, where they spent their winters, returning to Idaho for the summer. After Red's death in 1991, Lillian settled into her life here in Twin so she could be near her sons and grandchildren. Lillian had a full and happy life and enjoyed sharing her time and her love with her many friends and family. Lillian was preceded in death by her parents Faye and Archie Howard, her husband, Harold (Red), her brother Neil, her sister, Nadine Kline, sons, Harlan and Norman (Butch) Fillmore; grandsons Brent and Kent Fillmore. She is survived by her sister, Ruby (Mike) Stastny, her daughter-in-law, Colleen (Harlan); her grandchildren, Shawna Fillmore of Twin Falls; Erin O'Halloran of Hailey, great granddaughters Katja and Sofia Peller; Meghan (Devin) Cecil of Boise, and great granddaughter Murphee; Jodi Fillmore of Ketchum, Kelli (Dan) Bell of Eugene, Oregon, great grandsons Griffith and Sam; and great granddaughter Jessica (Matt) West of Rochester, Washington, and her children Kylie and Laramie. Services will be held at White Mortuary, on Tuesday, November 29, at 1:00 P.M. Interment will follow at the Twin Falls Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family has suggested donations to the Kimberly Crossroads Methodist Church.After a long and fruitful life, Lillian Fillmore, Age 96, passed away on November 23, 2011 at Cenoma House, Twin Falls, Idaho

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When: Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
Location: Funeral Home
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